"purchase sth" in German to purchase sth. ankaufen etw. käuflich erwerben etw. kaufen einkaufen erwerben erstehen Detailed translations for "purchase sth" to purchase sth. 1. economics, formal to purchase sth. ankaufen{transitive verb} 2. other to purchase sth.(also: to acquire sth. by purchase) etw. käuflich erwerben{transitive verb} 3. formal to purchase sth.(also: to buy sth. {bought, bought}) etw. kaufen to purchase sth.(also: to buy sth. {bought, bought}, to do some shopping) einkaufen to purchase sth.(also: to acquire, to win {won, won}, to buy sth. {bought) erwerben to purchase sth.(also: to buy sth. {bought, bought}) erstehen{transitive verb}